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Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
German church revenue reached a record $7.1b last year
BERLIN: An investigation by the German Handelsblatt newspaper has revealed the German Catholic Church collected a record €6 billion ($7.1...
Afghanistan registers 2.6 pct economic growth in FY 2016-2017
KABUL: Afghanistan had a 2.6 percent economic growth rate in the Afghan Fiscal Year 1396 (2016/2017), despite persist challenges, the...
Norway’s pipeline gas exports to Europe at record high in 2017
OSLO: Norway’s pipeline gas exports to Europe hit a record high in 2017, exceeding the previous year by almost 7...
Taxpayers urge New Zealand to end tobacco tax grab
WILLINGTON: New Zealand's Taxpayers' Union has bemoaned the Government's plans to increase the excise duty on tobacco by 10 percent...
Brazil Petrobras receives tax assessment for $17b reais
BRASILA: Brazil's state controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro said on Tuesday it has received a tax assessment for 17 billion...
South Korea sets out year tax policy direction
SEOL: The South Korean Government has indicated that it will seek to enhance certain business tax incentives in 2018 and...
India multinationals faced shifting tax landscape in 2017
MUMBAI: The Indian tax landscape changed significantly for multinationals in 2017 with the adoption of new laws incorporating the OECD/G20...
Iraq exports from southern oilfields hit record 3.535m in December
BAGHDAD: Oil exports from Iraq’s southern Basra ports rose to a record high of 3.535 million barrels per day...
Toyota Corolla Altis remains Taiwan best selling car for 17th year running
TAIPEI: The Toyota Corolla Altis sedan remained the best-selling car in Taiwan in 2017 for the 17th year running despite...
Denmark’s Prime Minister commits to cut income tax in 2018
COPENHEGEN: Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he wants to conclude the government’s planned tax reform this year, targeting...
Philippine factories gave a strong performance in 2017 Nikkei
MANILA: The Philippine manufacturing industry closed 2017 on a “strong” note as a result of higher demand in December, data...
Greece introduces ecotax to reduce use of plastic bags
ATHENS: Greece has introduced an ecotax of four euro cents ($0,04) for each plastic bag on Monday in order reduce...
Italy’s Coffee exports rise 17% in 2017
ROME: Coffee exports from India (January to December) rose by around 17 per cent in quantity to $958.80 million and...
Ukraine cancels VAT excise tax on imports of electric cars in 2018
ATHENS: "Vehicles equipped with electric engines alone will be temporarily exempt from value added tax until December 31, 2018 if...
Nepal clinker and cement raw materials shortage continues
KHATMANDU: Imports of clinker to Nepal along the Parsa-Bara corridor from Raxaul, an Indian town located on Nepal-India border, have...
Indonesian textile exports up on rising competitiveness
JAKARTA: Ade Sudrajat, Chairman of API, announced the latest data. He added that Indonesia's textile exports rose around five percent...
Hellenic Bank sells €145m in NPLs to Norway B2Holdings
OLSO: Hellenic Bank, Cyprus’ third largest lender, said that it agreed to sell Norway’s B2Holdings ASA €145m of loans as...
Japan METI says Nov Saudi crude imports rise 19% month to 1.39m
TOKYO: Japan crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia rose 19.3% month on month to an average of 1.39 million b/d...
Money transfers by Jordanian expats reached $3.4b by November
AMMAN:Money transfers by Jordanians working overseas reached an estimated $3.4 billion by the end of November, Anadolu reported on Sunday....
Qatar to be a major beneficiary of pipeline gas exports in Mideast: GECF
DOHA: Qatar will be among the major beneficiaries of pipeline gas exports in the Mideast region, whose combined output will...
